For Jonathan Wilson and Bella White, family figures prominently not only in their lives behind the scenes, but also in the musical paths both chose early on. It should come as no surprise that as a boy in rural North Carolina, celebrated producer and artist Jonathan Wilson played in a family band of sorts (he would fill in for various band members in his father’s band at their practices), or that rising star Bella White’s father played in old time and bluegrass bands in Calgary, Canada when she was growing up. What may seem much more novel is that the common thread between their two experiences, separated by decades of time and thousands of miles, is also roots music like country and bluegrass.
Songs heard in this episode:
“The Way I Oughta Go” by Bella White, from Among Other Things
“Charlie Parker” by Jonathan Wilson, from Eat the Worm, excerpt
“Break My Heart” by Bella White, from Among Other Things, excerpt
“The Village Is Dead” by Jonathan Wilson, from Eat the Worm, excerpt
